US 12,074,944 B2
Systems and methods to provide digital amenities for local access
Chi Fai Ho, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Peter P. Tong, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to IpLContent, LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by IpLContent, LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/534,206.
Application 17/534,206 is a continuation of application No. 16/868,807, filed on May 7, 2020, granted, now 11,201,922.
Application 16/868,807 is a continuation of application No. 13/405,366, filed on Feb. 27, 2012, granted, now 10,666,732, issued on May 26, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/488,798, filed on May 23, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/448,662, filed on Mar. 21, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2022/0086230 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/12 (2013.01) [H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.05); H04W 4/021 (2013.01)] 41 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method implemented by a network system in a store to at least help a mobile device in the store regarding digital amenities,
with the digital amenities including an application associated with the store, and
with the network system
(a) including an application server at least for the application,
(b) configured to connect to the mobile device in the store via a local network that wirelessly covers at least a part of the store,
(c) configured to connect to a computing device not in the store via a core data network associated with a cellular network connected to the mobile device, and
(d) configured to be wirelessly covered by the local network,
wherein the method comprises:
receiving a response to a request, from the computing device not in the store, with the response including a domain name of the network system, with the request to the computing device not in the store for accessing the application, from the mobile device via the local network, based on an app in the mobile device, and with the request sent to the computing device not in the store via the core data network;
sending the domain name to the mobile device via the local network;
receiving a request for accessing the application, with the request from the mobile device via the local network, based on the app and based on the domain name, after sending the domain name to the mobile device;
initiating executing the application by at least the application server in view of the request for accessing the application, based on the app and based on the domain name; and
sending a response to the mobile device via the local network, at least based on the executing the application.